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Fish Reproduction Is Disrupted upon Lifelong Exposure to Environmental PAHs Fractions Revealing Different Modes of Action
LYPHOUT, Laura
Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques La Rochelle-L'Houmeau [ LRHLR]
Unité Biogéochimie et Ecotoxicologie [BE]
Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques La Rochelle-L'Houmeau [ LRHLR]
Unité Biogéochimie et Ecotoxicologie [BE]
COUSIN, Xavier
Laboratoire de Physiologie et Génomique des Poissons [LPGP]
Unité Biogéochimie et Ecotoxicologie [BE]
MARine Biodiversity Exploitation and Conservation [UMR MARBEC]
< Reduce
Laboratoire de Physiologie et Génomique des Poissons [LPGP]
Unité Biogéochimie et Ecotoxicologie [BE]
MARine Biodiversity Exploitation and Conservation [UMR MARBEC]
Language
en
Article de revue
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Toxics. 2016-10-28, vol. 4, n° 4, p. 26
MDPI
English Abstract
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) constitute a large family of organic pollutants emitted in the environment as complex mixtures, the compositions of which depend on origin. Among a wide range of physiological defects, ...Read more >
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) constitute a large family of organic pollutants emitted in the environment as complex mixtures, the compositions of which depend on origin. Among a wide range of physiological defects, PAHs are suspected to be involved in disruption of reproduction. In an aquatic environment, the trophic route is an important source of chronic exposure to PAHs. Here, we performed trophic exposure of zebrafish to three fractions of different origin, one pyrolytic and two petrogenic. Produced diets contained PAHs at environmental concentrations. Reproductive traits were analyzed at individual, tissue and molecular levels. Reproductive success and cumulative eggs number were disrupted after exposure to all three fractions, albeit to various extents depending on the fraction and concentrations. Histological analyses revealed ovary maturation defects after exposure to all three fractions as well as degeneration after exposure to a pyrolytic fraction. In testis, hypoplasia was observed after exposure to petrogenic fractions. Genes expression analysis in gonads has allowed us to establish common pathways such as endocrine disruption or differentiation/maturation defects. Taken altogether, these results indicate that PAHs can indeed disrupt fish reproduction and that different fractions trigger different pathways resulting in different effects.Read less <
English Keywords
molecular mechanisms
gonad differentiation
fertilization
spawning success
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
zebrafish
ANR Project
Contamination et physiologie des poissons aux polluants - ANR-09-CESA-0002